Christmas drone chaos cost Gatwick just £1.4m

Gatwick’s drone chaos last December cost the airport just £1.4m, an amount the airport revealed on Tuesday is “immaterial” to its finances.

Airlines have previously announced that the disruption, which affected 140,000 passengers and forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights just before Christmas, cost them tens of millions of pounds.

Britain’s second-biggest airport was brought to a standstill at the end of last year as multiple drone sightings disrupted flights for three days.

Those responsible for drone scare have yet to be identified by police.

The airport’s biggest airline, easyJet was left nursing a £15m bill for lost revenue and customer compensation costs. Recent estimates…